And maguler



(No Model.)

P. H. & J. G. KN IPPER. .LUBRICATOR.

Patented Aug. 7, 1'894.

w-itwuoeo with our invention;

"sion of which may PETER H.. KNIPPER ,AND JOSEPH e. KNIPPER,.OE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,

ASSIGNORS OF ONE-HALF LER, OF SAME PLACE.

L'UBRICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,112, dated August '7, 1894.. Application nl'ed July 6,1898. Serial No. 479,712. (No model.)

.Zo all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, PETER H. -KNIPPER and J osmrn G. Kmrrsa'of Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lubricators; and we do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of. this: specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

Our present invention hasfor its object to provide a lubricator adapted to feed heavy oils. and particularly those containing plumbago or similar materials to the cylinder or pipes of-stea n engines, and it consists in certam Improvements in construction and'comblnations of 'parts all as will be hereinafter fully described and the novel features pointed gut in the claims at the end of this specifica- In the drawings Figure; is a side-elevation of the lubricator constructed in accordance g Fig. 12, a sectional view" on thellne X--X of- Figil; Fig. 3,'a sectional v ew on the line y--.y of Fig. 1,-and- Fig. 4 a view ofa detail. i

similarreference numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures. 4

In carrying out ourinveption we provide a chamber or reservoir, 1, preferably of metal, having an inclined bottom, 2, as in Fig. 2, with the lower portion bf which connects a passage or channel 3, leading to a cylinder,

4, formed in an olfset integral with the eylinder, said cylinder having at'the upper per tion a packing gland 5, through which passes a plunger or piston, 6, approximately fitting the cylinder and adapted to be reciprocated therein A ball check-valve 7 is arranged in the cylinder at the entrance of the passageh, held normally closed by a spring, 8, the tenbe adjusted by a screw, -9. cylinder-4 is ai ipe 10 passmg to-the steam pipe of the engine or other\ place des1red,in which is interposed a check; valve, 11 for preventing the backward move- Leading'from the ment of the oil when the piston is moved upward. The piston o is provided with a headat its oil from the reservoir into the cylinder by a slightly clogged. Our device is very simple and cheap in con: 'structionand we find in practice is admji r' upper end between which and the topof the cylinder is arranged a spring 12 for the pur- SAMUEL JENKINSON AND MAGULER BUT-.

stud is hung a slotted arm or lever 19 adapted to be vibrated by any suitable reciprocating part of the-engine, said arm having the re-v cessed portion projecting over the edge of the wheel, in which is arranged aspring pawl 20 co operating with the ratchet wheel 17and adapted to turn the latter when. the arm is vibrated in one direction. 21 is also arranged on the studlSpressing on A friction spring the face of the wheel 17 and preventing backward rotation of the latter when the end of the arm carrying the'pawl is moved back.

-The operation of the parts will now be apparent, the vibration of the arxn19 serving to rotate the cam 13 through the gearing causing the gradual depression of the plunger forcing the oil, in the cylinder through the pipe 10 .to thesteam pipe or other place desired and when th'ehighest portion of the cam passes on the spring will raise the latter suddenly, drawing into the cylinder through-the passage-3.-

By employing a cam and spring operated plunger, not only do we have a practically continuous feed of oil, but the quick moveend of the plunger, the

ment of the plunger when drawing oilxfrom the reservoir, we find, operates very muchbetter when heavy oil containing plumbago is being fed, than a piston moving slowly in both directions,- and also the deposit and retention of the plumbago in the bottom of the the oil to pass slowly if the channel were cylinder is prevented,...as it will be drawn quick stroke, while a slow one would permit through the .plumbago,

ably adapted for the purpose.-

It: will be understood that while we prefer the ratchet wheel shown herein, other forms of ope-rating mechanism could he employed forrotnting the cam.

5 eclaim-as our invention I 1. In a luln'ioator, the combination with the reservoir having the cylinder formed in the sido'thereot, the pnsisago leading from the reservoir to the cylinder, the valve therein 49 and the spring and adjusting plug 9, of the piston memtingin the cylinder, and means for operating it, substantially as described.

2. In a iubricntor, the combination with the reservoir hnving the small cylinder at the K5 side formed integraltherewith provided with the-ports and valves nsshown, and the piston operating in the cylinder, of the stud secured to the side ol. the reservoi' above the cylinder, the gear-wheel mounted thereon having thecmn tor actuating the piston, the secondstud secured to the side of the reser.- voir, the connected gear and ratchet-wheel, and the vibratory lever mounted ousnid stud, the whole arranged and operating substan' tially as described.

I PETER H. KNIPPER.

JOSEPH G. KNIPPER.

Witnesses:

7 Fun!) F. (Jumwn,

Nnr'rm E. WILSON. 

